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Expert: - 2/28/2011


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antique wire harness?
I like to know what kind of wire harness this is . Enclosed is a picture of it. It has cloth cover around the wire with round connectors for mounting on small bolts. It been in my shop for decades. Thank you for your time.

Answer
When I cleaned our my dads garage/shop after his death I found dozens of wires like this. I cannot identify the exact car that this went on but what I can tell you about this piece is that being cloth covered it dates back before the early sixties. It appears in the photo to be two different size wires. That might mean that it is a harness to connect a generator to a voltage regulator. Other than that I am stumped. It is no earlier than the mid 1930's as they for the most part used a 3 brush generator and did not use a regulator but a current cut out relay.  
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Brad Sears

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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